Chicago crime: Man detained in Cicero stolen ambulance chase after police-involved shooting, crash on West Side

Chicago crime: Man detained in Cicero stolen ambulance chase after police-involved shooting, crash on West Side

CHICAGO (WLS) — There was a massive Chicago police response Friday afternoon during a stolen ambulance pursuit on the West Side. A man was detained by police. COPA is also investigating a police-involved shooting where shots were fired by police during one of several crashes amid the ambulance chase. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7….

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ICE Chicago news: Sheriff's deputies remove group of 'suburban moms' at Broadview protest today against immigration enforcement

ICE Chicago news: Sheriff’s deputies remove group of ‘suburban moms’ at Broadview protest today against immigration enforcement

BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Sheriff’s deputies removed a group of 14 suburban moms, as they call themselves, who were sitting in a circle in the middle of the road outside of the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as a symbol of civil disobedience on Friday. These are moms from across the western suburbs, they…

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ICE Chicago news: Demonstrators at Broadview ICE facility; DHS defends apparent tear gas use on Little Village protesters

ICE Chicago news: Demonstrators at Broadview ICE facility; DHS defends apparent tear gas use on Little Village protesters

BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Protesters gathered outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview once again, as they have done every Friday now for several weeks. Friday’s demonstration has remained fairly contained to one corner as protesters keep within the safety zone, speaking out against the Trump’s administration’s operation “Midway Blitz” and the…

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FBI agents' reassignments to US immigration enforcement under Donald Trump may impact counterterrorism, corruption investigations

FBI agents’ reassignments to US immigration enforcement under Donald Trump may impact counterterrorism, corruption investigations

CHICAGO (WLS) — Nearly 25% of FBI agents are now working on immigration enforcement, according to numbers provided by the FBI to Sen. Mark Warner’s office. But those numbers get even higher when looking at some of the biggest field offices around the country: up to 45% of those FBI agents are working on President…

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Donald Trump Chicago meme: 'We're not going to war' with Chicago, president says, after post referencing 'Department of War'

Donald Trump Chicago meme: ‘We’re not going to war’ with Chicago, president says, after post referencing ‘Department of War’

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump was adamant with reporters on Sunday that “we’re not going to war” with Chicago, after he shared a post on Saturday with a caption that reads, “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” “We’re not going to war. We’re going to clean up our cities,”…

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